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Author Topic: What type of Bow do you own??  (Read 7807 times)

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Offline Cody Gruchow

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I own a 2005 BOWTECH OLD GLORY.

this is the greatest bow in my opinon(to each his own right) it is set at 70lbs and 31 inch draw. i am suppose to shoot at 29 1/2 inch draw but i like having the little extra room(its more comfortable) i shoot Gold tip expiditions tipped with a muzzy broadhead

anyways what does everyone else shoot??

do you prefer compound over traditional??

what kind of arrows do you use??

whats your broadhead of choice??

Offline cole

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I am shooting a Mathews Switchback at 65 lbs and am using slick trick 85 grain broadheads on carbon express weight forward arrows. I like the bow a lot I did not realize how much vibration was in my old High country until I shot this one. The one other add on I really like having on this bow from my past bows is the ultra rest drop away rest.

I have to say I like the compound because they shoot more consistant.

Offline NDGUY

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Jeffery's recurve 55#
Gold tip arrows
magnus 2 blade 125gr

Offline MnDeerStalker

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mathews drenalin
carbon express 350's
rage 2 blade

possably going to the new monster for next season

Offline mnnate

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Darton Maverick
Easton XX78's
Rage 2 blade
Works for what I use it for!

Offline Mayfly

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Right now I do not own one. My bow was stolen last summer and this past season I used my cousins Hoyt. I'll be buying new in a month or two. Looking at everything.


Offline 101PROOF

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I  have a old BowTech extreme and PSE for an extra Bow when i'm out of state, and a 2008 BowTech Allegiance for mu main bow.
I use maxima hunter 250 carbon arrows with muzzy 100 broadheads.
I shoot at 60 lbs. 60 lbs with the allegiance is great for ground blinds and does not loss to much.
It's dead on at 60 yards.  :archery:

I use this same set up for Turkey, bear and deer. :green archer:




Offline sconihunter

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I recently bought the Mathews Reezen 6.5 set at 65lbs, and decided to go with the G5 optics xr sight, the Vapor Trail Limb Driver fall away rest, Carbon Express Maxima 350 arrows w/ G5 strikers and or NAP spitfire xp's.  So far I really like the bow, I have no complaints!!! 

Offline Stensethfan

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2008 Diamond Black Ice
Easton Axis Arrows
Rage 2 Blade.

Love the Diamond bow.  Added a string stop system half way through the seasona and what a difference that makes in really making the thing quiet.  I was already impressed on how vibration free it felt from the old bow I had, but the string stop system really made it quiet. 
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Offline Jeremy (Yeti)

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Hoyt Ultra Sport (Lefty)
Carbon Express Arrows
Rage Broadheads
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Offline HD

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I use 2 recurves and 2 PSE compounds to hunt with.
I have harvested deer and turkey with all of them.

I use aluminum arrows for the recurves and carbon for the compounds.

For broadheads, I have hammers on the recurves and muzzies on the compounds.

Which one do I prefer? Prolly neither.....depending on my mood, I switch back and forth.


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Offline BiggA

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Guide series Tec Hunter Extreme 60 lb 26 inch draw (the guy at gander told me it was a 70 lb bow, but he lied when i took it in to have it adjusted i was told its maxed.)
Carbon Express Maxima 250
G5 montec

Offline jamieheiden

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Bear element at 70lbs 29" draw with corba sidewinder sight and drop away rest
shoot goldtips with muzzy mx4 heads. I have been very happy with the bow. Replaced the string with vapor trails and add string stoppper.

Offline Joe

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Right now I do not own one. My bow was stolen last summer and this past season I used my cousins Hoyt. I'll be buying new in a month or two. Looking at everything.



I wish you would have told me you were looking for a bow. I had a barely used Reflex Grizzley I let go for cheap...cheap.

I shoot a Diamond Black Ice.
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Offline chip189

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Currently shooting an Elite Archery E500, 70lbs, 28.5in draw, Extreme sight, Ripcord drop away rest.
Maxima 350's and Gold tip 5575's
Wasp Jakhammer 100gr

Offline The General

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Hoyt Vortec
Bemon Carbons
100 grain
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Offline LJL

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Fedora recurve and a Wes Wallace longbow both with wood arrows and Magnus or Zwickey two blade broadheads.

Offline ChrisWallace

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Just ordered the Admiral two weeks ago waiting for it to come in.

So right now Im still shooting my Guardian with a spot hogg hoggit vapor trail strings vapor trail limb driver cx terminators magnus stinger broadheads.

Offline jimmy4218

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Mathews SQ2 set at 62 lbs. Rage two blade. Love 'em both!

Offline Grute Man

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Browning F5 Tornado 65 pound draw
Carbon Express 300s 29"
G5 Montech 125 grain
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Offline bigeight

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I've been shooting a Mathews Legacy for several years. I keep thinking about upgrading but it shoots so well. 65lbs Rage 2 blades. Attached is last years big eight I shot with it.

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Offline 22lex

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Big8

Dandy of a buck. Metro, Northern, Southern MN?
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Offline Cody Gruchow

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wow thats a fantastic deer. also if anyone wants to put up pictures of deer that they have harvested with there bow go ahead i think we all would enjoy seeing them. also the story behind them would be awesome also

here is the picture of my 8 pointer this year, its my first buck ever with a bow...it was also late season and i was tracking the group through the snow and i seen the does bedded down and i was glassing and seen this guy bedded down about 40 yards away from them, so i took the long route wind in my favor came up over the hill at full draw, he seen me stood up but it was already to late for him, ended up being a 25 yard shot.

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Offline bigeight

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Hey 22lex
It's about 40 miles from the metro, can't say what direction if you know what I mean. The buck netted 154 6/8 PY and grossed 156 1/8. It has a 21.5" inside spread 26.5 main beams. I would post another photo or two but it tells me the files to big. Second rut came right in to my Tinks 69. Seen him a 12 yards shot him at 18. He was doing the old lip curls and everything. What an experience. My brother shot a bigger one this year green scored 181 3/8 gross we will see what it officially scores at the deer classic.

Cody congrats on your buck great story, I'm committed to the stand hunting.

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Bigeight,
Man, that is almost a perfect big eight.  Congrats on the bow kill.
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Offline mathews4ever

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Mathews LX 70#
Beman max4 arrows
Grim reaper broadheads


I am looking into buying a bowtech sentinel soon though. Those new center pivot bowtechs are the cats pajamas.
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Offline Hard617

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Mathews Reezen 6.5 70#
Apex Nitrous 6 pin
G5 meta peep
t5 quiver
Doinker multi-rod ordered

I love this bow. I shopped for quite a while before I bought this. In the end it came down to the hoyt AM32 or this. The Reezen just felt right. I liked the Bowtechs, but with their recent issues, (limbs and now the admiral cable rub) I didnt want to have any problems, especially a couple days before season.

Offline stevejedlenski

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thats crazy, bigeight
 i shot a 10 in the 2007 season that looks exactly like that it netted 162" 21.5 inside spread here is the picture.

by the way i shoot a jennings buckmaster. and am buying a new bow in the next few years. they are getting like computers, two years old and they are outdated and dont hold a candle to the new ones.


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Offline buckbucksaddict

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Hey guys this is my first post on this site!!!  I shoot at mathews switchback, and I really like the bow.  I'm more of a gun hunter, but am really starting to get into this bow hunting

Offline Hard617

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Hey guys this is my first post on this site!!!  I shoot at mathews switchback, and I really like the bow.  I'm more of a gun hunter, but am really starting to get into this bow hunting
::welcome:: to the site Bucks. Im sure you will like it here. If you are over 18 be sure to put your name in for the 18+ hidden forums.  :happy1: